Leopoldo Lopez Fast Facts

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Updated 4:03 PM ET, Mon May 13, 2019

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CARACAS, VENEZUELA - MAY 2: Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez speaks to the media at the gate of the Spanish ambassador's residence on May 2, 2019, in Caracas, Venezuela. (Photo by Rafael Briseño/Getty Images)

(CNN)Here's a look at the life of Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader whowas imprisoned on charges of inciting anti-government protests.

Other Facts:He's the great-great grandson of Venezuela's first president, Cristóbal Mendoza.

Is a descendent of South American liberator Simon Bólívar.

Was re-elected mayor of Chacao with 81% of the vote and ended the term with a 92% approval rating.

Timeline:1996-1999 - Assistant to the Chief Economist and Economic Adviser for Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.

2000-2001 - Works as a professor of economics at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.

2000-2008 - Serves two four-year terms as mayor of Chacao, a district of Caracas.

2008 - The government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávezbans López from running for public office, accusing him of corruption and misuse of public funds. Chavez's government banned hundreds of other politicians, many of whom were from parties opposed to Chavez.

2009 - Helps launch a new political party called the Voluntad Popular, or the Popular Will. The party mission is to overcome poverty and to secure a democracy where all Venezuelans have rights.

February 13, 2014 - After at least three people are killed during an anti-government protest in Caracas, a Venezuelan court issues an arrest warrant for Lopez. Authorities claim he is responsible for the violence. He is charged with conspiracy, murder and terrorism.

August 5, 2017 - López returns to house arrest. "They just brought Leopoldo home. We are working with more conviction and more firmly in order to find peace and freedom for Venezuela!," his wife Lilian Tintori tweets.